Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Vanderbilt
Ja'karri Thomas
ILB • 6'1" • Tallahassee, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ja'karri Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
42
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
38
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Vanderbilt
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Vanderbilt
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida
Player Story
Ja'karri Thomas built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as an inside linebacker from Tallahassee, FL wearing No. 40, spending time with Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Ja'karri Thomas' career was his...
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- Committed To
- Vanderbilt
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Ja'karri Thomas, ILB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Vanderbilt. Ja'karri Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 59
- TFL
- 3.5
Quick Answers
Ja'karri Thomas quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Vanderbilt · ILB
- Career Tackles
- 59
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 10 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Vanderbilt
- Top game
- Florida
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Amos P. Godby · Vanderbilt
- High school pipeline
- Amos P. Godby · 48 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 40 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 59 tackles · ILB 21st (top 32%) · SEC 53rd (top 9%) · National 516th (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 10 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 49 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 10 | 53 | 3.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 49 |
Related Context
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Ja'karri Thomas played ILB for Vanderbilt. Across 5 tracked seasons, Ja'karri Thomas recorded 59 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Vanderbilt.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Vanderbilt paired 3.5 primary output with 28.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 28.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Florida
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Vanderbilt
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
28.1
Usage
6.5
Consistency
13.3
Best Game by takeover score
Florida
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. NC State: 0. Georgia Tech: 0. Western Kentucky: 0.5. Florida: 1. Kentucky: 1. Georgia: 1. Tennessee State: 0. Auburn: 0. Missouri: 0. Ole Miss: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. NC State: 6 by 25. Georgia Tech: 2 by 8.3. Western Kentucky: 9 by 42.5. Florida: 11 by 55.8. Kentucky: 10 by 51.7. Georgia: 8 by 43.3. Tennessee State: 4 by 16.7. Auburn: 6 by 25. Missouri: 1 by 4.2. Ole Miss: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.4 · Games = 4 · +0.0 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 6 · -0.0 vs Wins
Game Log
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10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Florida
Best efficiency game
55.8 vs Florida
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/26 | vs NC State | L 17-41 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | vs Ole Miss | W 38-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Missouri | L 17-26 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Auburn | L 16-23 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Tennessee State | W 35-17 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Georgia | W 17-16 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Kentucky10+ tackles | L 13-20 | 10 | 10 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Florida10+ tackles | L 6-13 | 11 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Western Kentucky | W 31-30 | 9 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Georgia Tech | L 7-38 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Ja'karri Thomas story
Ja'karri Thomas built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as an inside linebacker from Tallahassee, FL wearing No. 40, spending time with Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Ja'karri Thomas' career was his defensive production: 59 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss across 10 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Vanderbilt. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Ja'karri Thomas' production has multiple signals. With 10 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Vanderbilt.
The arc is straightforward: Ja'karri Thomas moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Vanderbilt
2012-2016
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Season Value Progression
201220132014201520162016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 3.5 | 28.1 | 6.5 | 3.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 3.5 | 28.1 | 6.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Florida
Week 5 · L 6-13 · Conference game
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
85.3 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 85.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Kentucky
Week 6 · L 13-20 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
83.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 83.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Georgia
Week 7 · W 17-16 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
73.6 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 73.6 takeover score.
#4
@ Western Kentucky
Week 4 · W 31-30
0.5
Havoc Plays
60.8 takeover
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 60.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Auburn
Week 10 · L 16-23 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
20.8 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 20.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Vanderbilt
3.5 primary output · 28.1 efficiency · 6.5 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
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3.5 primary · 28.1 efficiency · 6.5 usage
#3
2012 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
0
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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